Adelaide Festival 2018 taps into FOMO with a suite of modern classics
Robert Lepage's The Far Side of the Moon and the Hayloft Project's Thystes are among the acclaimed shows coming to the festival next year.
Stage
Who cares for the carers?
A new verbatim theatre work shines a light into a debilitating workplace culture that can push doctors and nurses over the edge.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child coming to Australia
It seems those summoning spells from local Harry Potter fans have paid off.
Theatre
Who cares for the carers?
A new verbatim theatre work shines a light into a debilitating workplace culture that can push doctors and nurses over the edge.
The Book of Exodus Part II review: Sophisticated finale shrouded in ambiguity
The final chapter in Fraught Outfit's Innocence Trilogy may be a challenge to interpret, but the sheer ambition of the team behind it is clear.
Taylor Mac's opus leaves audience weeping and smitten
Australia has never seen anything like it, and to have Taylor Mac's A 24-Decade History of Popular Music at the fulcrum of this year's Melbourne Festival felt like destiny.
Dance
Making a meal out of a Barbie
Liveworks has a range of new works showing until October 29. So if the pieces I saw on opening night were disappointing, they are only a fraction of what lies ahead.
We Love Arabs is the cleverest satire at this year's Melbourne Festival
A dance-theatre work on the topic of the Arab-Israeli conflict is enhanced by darkly funny layers of irony, self-criticism and parody.
We Love Arabs review: Funny take on identity politics has surprising depth
Melbourne Festival: Arab and Israeli tensions are explored in a subversive dance-theatre work .
Musicals
Natural woman: Why Melbourne's Esther Hannaford was destined to play Carole King
Critics have heaped praise on Hannaford's portrayal of Carole King. Now she brings the role to Melbourne.
Taylor Mac's opus leaves audience weeping and smitten
Australia has never seen anything like it, and to have Taylor Mac's A 24-Decade History of Popular Music at the fulcrum of this year's Melbourne Festival felt like destiny.
New Mamma Mia! production kicks off national tour in Canberra
The third Australian tour of the Abba musical will begin in the national capital.
Opera
Grab a blood-stained bargain
Even with an entire warehouse for a wardrobe, eventually something has to give, which is why Opera Australia will stage the garage sale to end all garage sales this weekend, with more than 2000 wild and wacky outfits for sale.
Netrebko & Eyvazov review: Russian superstar delivers
If you are going to extract bleeding chunks of opera, make it the finest fillet steak.
Victorian Opera's 2018 season brings William Tell to the Australian stage for the first time
Victorian Opera's 2018 season, Encounters, brings together grand adventures, tragic love stories, an Australian premiere and charming children's tales.
Comedy
Technical issues, tears could not keep Kathy Griffin down: review
Of course, it's Trump who is the primary target of Griffin's acerbic, vulgar brand of shock comedy.
Seinfeld says Cosby is still 'biggest comedian of all time'
Jerry Seinfeld says he still considers Bill Cosby to be "the biggest comedian of all time", despite the sexual assault allegations leveled at the former TV star.
Why Kathy Griffin has stopped saying sorry
She has been investigated by the Secret Service and spurned by Hollywood but, on the eve of an Australian tour, Kathy Griffin says having two siblings diagnosed with cancer puts everything in perspective.